







The Most Famous
Skiers from Austria
Top 10 Austrian Skiers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Austrians Skiers of all time. This list of famous Austrians Skiers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Austrians Skiers.
- #1

Toni Sailer
1935 - 2009
HPI 65.5533 langsAustrian alpine skier and actor (1935-2009)
- #2

Franz Klammer
b. 1953
HPI 62.5927 langsAustrian skier and Olympic champion
- #3

Annemarie Moser-Pröll
b. 1953
HPI 61.3538 langsAustrian alpine skier
- #4

Marc Girardelli
b. 1963
HPI 60.0228 langsLuxembourgian-Austrian alpine ski racer
- #5

Hermann Maier
b. 1972
HPI 59.5647 langsAustrian alpine skier
- #6

Karl Schranz
b. 1938
HPI 59.1821 langsAustrian alpine skier
- #7

Baldur Preiml
1939 - 2025
HPI 57.7819 langsAustrian ski jumper
- #8

Egon Zimmermann
1939 - 2019
HPI 57.6523 langsAustrian alpine skier
- #9

Christl Haas
1943 - 2001
HPI 57.3522 langsAustrian alpine skier
- #10

Erika Mahringer
1924 - 2018
HPI 57.2922 langsAustrian alpine skier
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Austrians Skiers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1990s(31)
1980s(28)
1970s(24)
1960s(25)
1930s(9)
Overlapping Lives
Which Skiers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 11 most globally memorable Skiers since 1700.
























































